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UK tech investment trends of Q1 2017

investment roundup

Find out how much was raised by UK tech firms in Q1 2017, who the biggest winners were and which type of tech proved most popular with investors.

The first quarter of 2017 was strong in terms of investment rounds announced by UK tech companies. A total of £576.85m ($719.27m) in funding was recorded on the Tech City News Investment Tracker in the first three months of the year.

This represents a 142.8% increase on the £237.56m announced in Q4 2016 and an 80.2% increase on the £320.14m raised in Q1 2016.

March was the month that saw the most investment activity, with £239.82m recorded across 30 rounds. The largest round recorded in this month was the £83m secured by Durham-based Atom Bank....